My kitchen (pics)

15 years ago

Please HELP! Sorry if I did the pictures too big/small this is my first time picture posting.

I don't have a fancy layout or sketch. We are adding on to our kitchen and I hope you can help. In the first picture we are taking the wall to the right with the table on it and continuing out to meet the wall with the sink under the window. So that part in the middle with the sliding door will be gone and open space. Make sense? The next picture is pre-demo and the sink was in front of the other wall. The other picture is the rest of the kitchen around the corner to give you an idea. Anyway, I need to know what to do with my new corner. I am leaving everything where it is now. It is soooo functionable and great to cook in but it was just WAY TOO small. THis will open it up and make it seem bigger. So I am replacing that window above the sink with a new window same size. Now should I put another one the same size next to it or do a cabinet to match the other cabinets with glass to tie it in. The space I'm working with is the same as the sliding glass door wall. Just imagine that wall pushed all the way back and flat with the sink. I hope this makes sense. Also my door will be on the other side of the window (next to the table) and it will be all glass. HELP!

Jan

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kitchenredo2
15 years ago
Congrats on expanding your kitchen! More space in an already efficient kitchen is a bonus.

We don't need a fancy layout or a fancy sketch, but it would help to see the shape of your kitchen and the dimensions. I can't tell from the photo the current location of the cabinets, sink appliances, doors or windows. Just draw it on a piece of paper (or even better, graph paper). Look at other threads where layout help has been requested and that will give you an idea of what information is needed to give you the best possible advice.
krissd
15 years ago
Your cabs are so cute! Love the glass. I'm bad at layout, just wanted to comment on the cabs.:)
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jan_jan
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15 years ago
Thanks Krissd. I redid them myself. They were dark 25 year old oak and worn out. We popped out the middle and put in beadboard and glas in three. You can't see the beadboard very good in the pic. It was cheap, easy, and I love white kitchens. :) We will continue the cabinets but I am really stuck on the darn window.

Kitchenredo2 I just tried to draw it out but the end is just a blank space I think it's easier for me to see it in real life. I don't have a scanner so I think I'm outta luck. Thanks for trying. :) We are still in construction phase so I have some time.

I love this site and I will just look at the finished kitchens and maybe that will help.

Have a great weekend.

Jan
bestyears
15 years ago
jan, if you are interested, I downloaded a free copy of SmartDraw and used it to draw up my kitchen. You can use the product free for 7 days. I loved it. It has made it so easy to move forward. Takes about 10 minutes to learn.

Here is a link that might be useful: SmartDraw
remodelfla
15 years ago
Jan... very cute kitchen... how exciting for you to remodel! So... you're leaving all the existing cabs (great job on the refinish BTW) and appliances as is? Are you going to build cabs to match the exisiting ones?
jan_jan
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15 years ago
We actually have an extra cabinet that used to be where the sink is now. It used to turn and we are making it go straight now. So with that one cabinet and a built in wine fridge we will take up the new wall. :) My husband can build the cabinets to match he's one of those handy guys. He has built so many cabinets in the house. He has made most of the furniture. He does all the plumbing and electrical too and his best friend is a contractor who helps. Anyway, I am going to check out that smartdraw. Thanks!

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